Tea with Mussolini

Director :

Franco Zeffirelli

Stars :

Maggie SmithJudi DenchJoan PlowrightCherLily TomlinBaird WallaceCharlie LucasMichael WilliamsPaul ChequerMassimo Ghini

Genre :

ComedyDramaWar

Release :

1999-03-25

Story :

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.